You'll bathe when you need it and you'll accept guard service from anybody.

Although these officers performed more effectively and efficiently than the former guard service, this arrangement, too, had its limitations.

Few owners want to go through the training and red tape involved in getting licensed, so many continue to use outside guard services.

"Obviously, an owner or managing agent doesn't control the employees of an outside guard service," he said.

"We had particularly good success with a guard service and 90 percent of them were black and they were sensational."

Among the responsibilities that may be entrusted to a coast guard service are:

Before joining politics, he ran a security firm within Nairobi, mainly providing guard services.

From his pocket, Gworn pulled the small transmitter that would send the test signal to the guard service.

We hired a guard service to give us the security our city has failed to provide.

Security consultants frequently voice amazement at the unfettered operations of guard services, including the courier industry.